You've never dived before? Or do you want to improve your skills?
Take a PADI Dive courses onboard!
The Smiling Seahorse offers you the opportunity to do any training course while staying on our liveaboard.
Combine the trip of a lifetime with dive training in perfect conditions. Warm Tropical waters (around 30°C all year round) and crystal clear visibility will give you the experience of a real diving expedition.
We can teach you any PADI program from "open water" to "dive master" level for those who wish to go pro. We also offer many specialties to improve your skills and abilities underwater.
We take only small groups of students per course, which ensures a high quality and personalized training.
Our very professional team is dedicated to enhancing your experience, so you can be sure to be looked after and guided through the steps of each course at your own pace.
Training in French and English
Great diving: learn while you dive some of the best dive sites in the world
PADI is the world's leading diver training organization.
With more than 40 years of experience and 135,000 professionals.
PADI is available in over 180 countries.
Combine the trip of a lifetime with dive training in perfect conditions. Warm Tropical waters (around 30°C all year round) and crystal clear visibility will give you the experience of a real diving expedition.
We can teach you any PADI program from "open water" to "dive master" level for those who wish to go pro. We also offer many specialties to improve your skills and abilities underwater.
We take only small groups of students per course, which ensures a high quality and personalized training.
Our very professional team is dedicated to enhancing your experience, so you can be sure to be looked after and guided through the steps of each course at your own pace.
Training in French and English
Great diving: learn while you dive some of the best dive sites in the world
PADI is the world's leading diver training organization.
With more than 40 years of experience and 135,000 professionals.
PADI is available in over 180 countries.
Our diving courses menu:
Start diving...
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PADI OPEN WATER:
Learn the basics and get certified as a PADI Open Water diver... The PADI Open Water certification is recognized worldwide and allows you to dive without the supervision of a dive professional (as buddy pair) to up to 18 meters deep. 15,000 THB (including E-learning access, pool sessions in Ranong on the day before cruise departure, four open water training dives, equipment rental for the pool session and validation of your card). |
Improve your skills...
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PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER:
Go further and enjoy more diving adventures with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diving course. You’ll get the chance to experience the most unique and fun diving activities all in 2 days! After course completion, you’ll be capable to dive up to 30 meters (100 ft) and explore more areas on a dive site. 8000thb (including your book or E-book, 5 adventure dives and validation of your card) +2,000thb for the e-learning option = 10,000thb. |
Dive safety courses...
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PADI RESCUE DIVER...
Rescue Diver combines Emergency first responder course with diving related rescue technics to spot foreseeable problems and master rescue technics underwater and at the surface. The main objective of this course is to be able to identify and manage stress for yourself first, then to your dive buddies before it get out of control leading to panic. 9000 THB for a Rescue diver course taken on board one of our dive cruises. Prerequisites: It is necessary to have an EFR certification (or equivalent) to enrol for PADI Rescue Diver course; you can pass the EFR course at the same time or provide a valid certification card (less than 2 years) you can take a CPR/ first aid class with your fire station or hospital back home for example. Logistic: you'll need a day at the pool before departure. |
GO PRO!
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PADI DIVE MASTER COURSES:
The Divemaster rating is the first professional PADI rating. It allows you to guide and conduct some training with and without instructor supervision. You will also get discount on equipment, dive related products including dive trips. If you like responsibilities, you are comfortable being a role model, and you LOVE helping others while underwater, the Divemaster program is for you! FROM 15,000 thb For students having passed the Advanced and the Rescue Diving rating, a Valid EFR certification (less than 2 years), and 20 logged dives. You need to join a minimum of 3 dive cruises with us which is not included in the price. We need to check your level before we can assess how long/ how expensive your training will be. |
Hone your skills...
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PADI SPECIALTIES:
Take your diving one step further and learn to master your craft! PADI Specialties enhance your diving skills and allow you to explore facets of scuba diving that interest you the most. Become the diver you want to be and discover what the underwater world has to offer. The Specialties available on board: 6000THB each - The Deep specialty will take you as deep as 40 meters! - Enriched Air Nitrox will teach you to dive with mixed gas up to 40% oxygen. E-learning available! (why should you dive nitrox? explained in this blogpost) - The Underwater Digital Photographer, will make you a stunning photographer and you will amaze all your friends with awesome pictures! (you need to have your own camera) E-learning available! - The Night diver, learn the proper procedures for diving in the dark. You will also get to see different creatures only active by night…! |
Our extra services menu:
Photo coaching service
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Franck Fogarolo, the cruise director and onboard photographer, will now be offering underwater photography courses onboard MV Smiling Seahorse.
Whether you are new to UW photography or already experienced, Franck will be sharing his tips and tricks to make sure you go home with the best souvenirs.
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✉ info@thesmilingseahorse.com
✆ WhatsApp/Line: 0860110614
✉ info@thesmilingseahorse.com
✆ WhatsApp/Line: 0860110614
